Most jobs really are soul-deadening nightmares, especially the kind of jobs open to young people who don't yet have specialized experience or training. I've had 2 entry-level kind of jobs that were not horrible. One was acting as a glorified gofer in a government agency that helped people with disabilities find jobs (that hopefully they wouldn't hate). Some folks we weren't able to help, but some we were, and I felt like I was making a positive contribution to the world even though I mostly did dumb things like folding brochures. The other job was as a minimum-wage clerk in a hobby store. The pay was terrible, obviously (this is US federal minimum wage we're talking about, which is THE worst), but I liked talking with people about their projects and things, and I had pretty agreeable coworkers.
So it's not 100% impossible to find a basic job that isn't horrible. It is hard, though. I'm not going to pretend otherwise. There are also the kinds of jobs where you have to get a lot of training first, that are higher status and pay better. I've found that the tradeoff is in longer hours and higher stress, and with my mental and physical problems I can't really handle that. That's something to consider before signing the dotted line on student loans, especially in the US where the loan deal is usually pretty bad.
I'm actually on disability now, which you can't live on really, but I'm also able to sponge off relatives. It's not much of a life, and if I could work I think I would. Most likely I'd go back to the hobby store. The government agency I worked at doesn't really exist anymore, which is a pity.